BMW 5 Series problems reported in New Jersey
34 of the 556 complaints filed about the BMW 5 Series came from New Jersey, most often about the airbags.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
34
Complaints from New Jersey
4
Crashes
1
Fires
2008
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
9
26.5%
Fuel & Propulsion
7
20.6%
Seat Belts
5
14.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain
4
11.8%
Engine & Cooling
4
11.8%
Tires
2
5.9%
Electrical System
2
5.9%
Seats
1
2.9%
By model year
2004 5 Series
2
5.9%
2005 5 Series
2
5.9%
2006 5 Series
2
5.9%
2007 5 Series
8
23.5%
2008 5 Series
11
32.4%
2010 5 Series
1
2.9%
2011 5 Series
7
20.6%
2012 5 Series
1
2.9%
Cities reporting most
Basking Ridge
3
12.5%
Princeton
3
12.5%
Mount Laurel
3
12.5%
Bergenfield
3
12.5%
Sewell
3
12.5%
Scotch Plains
2
8.3%
Fanwood
2
8.3%
Passaik
1
4.2%
Upper Saddle River
1
4.2%
NEW Vernon
1
4.2%
Budd Lake
1
4.2%
Haworth
1
4.2%